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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday September 26, 2005
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BOUNCING BACK FROM RITA: She is long gone but her pain lingers. Some
of the communities along the SW Louisiana and SE Texas Coasts were severely
damaged. Cameron, Louisiana was virtually wiped off the map.

Here in Alabama, we got our taste of Rita Sunday and she did not
taste good. A rash of tornado warnings during the afternoon and well into
the evening. There was scattered damage mainly in West Alabama. Most notable
was an area just NW of the Tuscaloosa area where two tornadoes moved across
U. S. 82 and continued NE into North Tuscaloosa County. There were at least
two injuries at a mobile home park in the area. The tornado was televised
live on ABC 33/40 from their tower cam in Tuscaloosa.

Teams from the National Weather Service surveyed the area today and
there will be a full assessment of the damage and paths soon.

DRY TO WET IN A FLASH: We had all been complaining about the lack of
rain this September as lawns had to be watered late in the season and even
the countryside seemed like it was turning brown. Rita brought us a
widespread soaking especially over the north and west. Here are some sample
amounts:

4.00 inches in Decatur
5.00 at Arkadelphia (SW Cullman County)
4.06 Greystone Cove (James Spann)
3.47 at Helena (Nathan Jones)
4.47 at Helena (Brian Peters
1.51 at Birmingham Airport
4.03 in Alabaster
4.24 in Demopolis
6.37 in Hamilton
8.50 in Newbern (SE Hale County)
4.43 in Jasper

NICE CHANGES AHEAD: Sunshine returns Tuesday. It will be cooler at
night but quite warm in the afternoon. However, a fresh supply of cooler air
will arrive Thursday along with a few showers. (See our day by day forecast
for details.)

GULF OF MEXICO AFTER RITA: Water temperatures have recovered
somewhat to between 83 and 85 degrees. By the way, the NHC is watching a
tropical wave over the Central Caribbean as it moves WNW at 15 to 20 mph.
Could it be the future Stan? Something to watch because it will be
positioned in such a way to enter the SE Gulf of Mexico.

ELSEWHERE: 110 in Laredo and 21 at Big Piney and Shirley Basin,
Wyoming represent the USA temperature extremes for the last 24 hours.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly knew she was
neglected over the weekend but she vowed not to let it happen today. She was
the most insistent ever this morning and almost tackled me as soon as she
got up. We had a rapid-fire ballgame even before she yawned and stretched.
Then off to our first walk of the day. It seemed so fresh. Our 2.07 rainfall
Sunday made the whole community look better. The Old Crow Creek that had
taken on the look of a Arizona dry wash was actually flowing. Even more
birds were talking and at least five of our crow friends were making
themselves heard. A real pleasant start to our day. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clearing and a little cooler. Shallow fog late.
Morning Low 66
WIND: Light NE

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A warm afternoon for late September.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
A few showers as it turns noticeably cooler.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 79
WIND: Bec. NW 7-14

FRIDAY
Sunny. A cool morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 82
WIND: N 6-12

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